Scraping and shaving device



April 2l, 1953 F. 'rvRzlcKY SCRAPING AND sHAvING DEVICE Filed April 27, 1950 Patented Apr. 21, 1953 soRArlNo `2,635,334 i Y i l AND sHAv'ING DEVICE i :Francis Tvrzicky, Chicago, Ill.

` i i Application April 27, `1950, semina. 158,553`

invention relates` to a devicefor shaving and `scraping and more particularly to a novel scraping and shaving` device which vis adapted for manual use eliminating the `hazard of holding a cutting blade." It is an `object of my invention to proyide ashaving devicein which an ordinary razor blade may be used toprovide the scraping and'shavingelement.` It is a further object of invention to provide a` holding element which isfconstructed to preclude injury by providinga housing in which thecutting element may be held and protectingthe operator or user. Additionally, itis` anfobject of my device to provideA in com` bination a housing adapted to hold a cutting element and simultaneously protecting the user, and having a` blade impinging element `which is releasable Vto permit renewal or change of the shavingand scrapingelement, I

"Iti's a further object of my invention to provide adevice for cutting and scraping in which the cutting or scraping element is retained in the housing or shell wherein the shell or housingis provided with depressions to thereby permit the housing to be gripped manually so that the maximum efficiency and lcontrol of the cutting and scraping element can be attained. It is a further object of my invention to provide a novel housing for releasably` holding a scraping element, such as a blade, which is adapted tto be manually controlled andwhichV is adapted to beheld in a va- 3 claims. 4(ol. 341-1695 riety of positions so that great efliciency can be achievedwith the use of my novel device. Otheran'd furtherobjects of my invention will become apparent from theY following description and appended claims, referencebeing had to the Aon the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a view of my device taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction of the arrows, the spring not being shown in this view.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of my device, taken on a vertical plane, showing a modied means for releasably holding the cutting element.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of my novel de- ,-2 i vice, taken on a vertical plane `and! illustrating further modification of the means `for releasably retaining the cuttingelement.

Fig. 9 is `a view taken substantially on the line Sir-9 of Fig. 7 and looking inthe direction of the arrows, l i y Referring to `the drawings, numeral `Ill designates an outer shell, covering or housing vwhich has `an arcuately extending upper portion vII Whichmerges at the back side,` which is opposite the slot into a substantially straight lower portion I2 as illustrated in Figs. 5, 7, 8 and 9. The shell` IIJ has side openings`|3 which are seen in ,elevation in Figs'. 1, 5, 7 and 8 and which are seen from labove in Fig. 3. l l

`The shell I0 has a -pair of oppositely sloping sides 5I 4 which convergeupwardly anddiverge downwardly. An elongated slot or opening I8 is formed at the normally frontend of the device between the lip I5, which is the terminal end of the upper portion of shell I0, and the lip `I 6 which is at the front terminus ofthe lower portion I2` of shell I0 andwhich is spaced from lip I5.

vIn order to facilitate the gripping of the shell or housing i0 an arcuately-extending depression, re-

that the forefmger I9 extends into the groove I1, l

that thethumb 20 engages one of the sloping sides I4 and that any of the remaining'fingers, preferably the finger adjacent the index finger, engages the opposite ofsides I4, l

'IAT substantially iiatinnerl-faceMZI limits the lower portion I 2 of the shell I0. Extending upwardly from the face 2| is a transverse rib, ridge or projection 22 which is integral with the housing or shell ID. A cutting element such as a razor blade or the like 23 is releasably secured within the shell IU so that its cutting and shaving edge projects into aperture I8 between lips I5 and I6. the lower flat face of the razor blade being in abutment with the face 2| 0f the shell I Il. It will be noted, by referring to Fig. 6 that the cutting element or razor blade 23 has the usual transversely extending slot designated as 24 into which the ridge or rib 22 extends to limit undesirable movement of the blade 23. Optionally, the height of the projection or rib 22 may equal or be greater than the thickness of the blade or cutting element 23. In Fig. 8, I have illustrated the ploy a curvedtensionsprihg 26 whose upper'por tionv is in""substantial" abutment" with/"the"- inner V surface of portion Il of the shell ID. The lower portion of spring 28 is bent to provide engage-JV ment of vthe blade 23 with the lower:forward'. f I Y* y n The bendir'ig.@crime.`

end 21 of rthe spring 26 and the rearward lower end 28 ofthe spring 26. spring is such that an intermediateportion .29

is elevated from the blade 23""to"permit""niar'i'-A ual compression of the spring whereby blalde23l` may be removably inserted.

blade-23- It, .will -bef'notedf :that the -height-- @of thespace'v within shell I 0 fiszsrnaller`` atl k.the forward end than at the rearward end, the height ofsaid f'spa'ce graduallyAv increasingfrom'. front to 'rear. Therefore, by moving'the wedgev orblookj 4 Sfte-'the 4dottedline posit-ions indicated inFigs.

7 and 8 ,eI release thesecuring pressure Iholding.-

thevblade-Whenthe Y:bloclet --is. Hinthey position-w indicatedinsolidflines in Figs-7 and-8.- If -the formzof -rmyfinvention ihavingaa `projecting ridge 22,:asrillustratedinfFigf'l, is employed, ther-wedge or block 30 may have an elongated transverse` slotv .Blte permitfmovement ofxthe wedge..-30.

The. block-f3llfoptionally -mayha-Vesuitable curvedV- Y, depressed yside :endsff32-f-whichprovider convenent'ffiingen rests rore .1 grips-.- r forl the f thumb ,ande

second-'fingerwv Byv the Pcloseness l.off thefpoint--of Y easily ,con-trolthe cutting. orshavingpperation.

It will-readilybe 'appreciatedfthat the =partic y l ula-rfform f of* the lrelement :for -releasablvmetainvenienc'e' lor.-:expediencydirects:v`

. As manyv changes fcou-ld f be made- :in the YaboveA construction; and-'3v as-.-rnany4 .1 apparently f widely-1v diierent: :embodiments- -foff invention V4wi-thinr the:1-fscopeffofl fthe-:claims:scouldbe: fconstructedf.. without: departingf from# the.; spirit ande'. scope- 55 g thereoffit' is intended that ally lmatter-rcontainedf in the accompanying specification =shall -be--,in,

terpretedwr as illustrative :and not inea limiting sense@ l ii .forni v. a slot. alonggorie side.` of saidfshelhathes I claim:

1. In a device for releasably retaining a razor blade or the like comprising, an open-ended, substantially C-shaped shell, the marginal edges of said shell being spaced from each other to form a slot along one side of said shell, the interior of said shell serving as a blade-receiving cavity and being partially defined by a top surface land a substantially flat bottom surface adaptedrto 'j'support a bladelhaving an edge disposedl in said slotf'said lsurfaces converging toward said slot side of said shell; and a Wedgesliaped block positioned within said cavity and engageablefwith. said top surface and the blade,

Y`sz.id"blocl'beirig"slideable toward said slot side oflrsaidvshellto releasably clamp the blade on saidbottomsurface,l the ends of said block extendrig'frbmth open ends of said shell and beingprovided with depressions to facilitate gripping thereof. 129. Inga device for releasablynretaining. razor blade' onthe4 like. comprising, an aloerr-eigided-rsub?.l

. stantially..." C-s'hapefzd....slrell,A ,the marginaledgesl..

interior of said shelllse'rving-as.araZor blade receiving.q cavityand (being. partially. .defined b top and bottom sur'fa'cesr'saidsurfaces-lyinggsub stantially in l planes converging tov/ard, .said lslet yside. yof saidshell; aridgeprojecting-normali from said bottom surface 4vandi-,being spacedfrenrli andparallelto said. slot,.saidridgebeingadaptedy to extend through the centralopenin'g ofrarazcr blade adapted to be supported' .on said^ bottom.;

rsurface .to position. one-edge `of the fblade-inasaidsg slot; and a vlwedge-shaped .block-.positioned with?,j in said cavity and engageable-with said top {surf-fface and the razorV blade, saidbloclgbeing slicle-` able toward-said slotsideofq'saidshell-.toreleasffably. clampv the `razorsblade-on vsaidbottomssur face.

3. The: device as-fset.-forth in-cla'im`i2, in -vsvrhiclilli they endsfof \-said-block -extendv from ther open"1 ends-f.Y ofV -saidshell. and are 1. provided with depressions- ...,tofacilitate/.gripping thereof. v 

